000 FZNT23 KNHC 052037 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND WILL DISSIPATE EARLY SAT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. OTHERWISE NE TO E TRADES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL WATERS S OF 17N E OF 80W TUE. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR WEAKENING FRONT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT WED THROUGH FRI...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUNRISE SAT AND FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 05 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT...AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA